GlobeNET programme

GlobeNET, proposed as a complement to ARTES element 7, entails the development of a Global Data Relay Network, built to enhance the European Data Relay System (EDRS) currently under development, and to serve a wider base of user communities. In order for EDRS to become a genuinely world standard, an extension of its functionality is necessary.

The programme focuses on: the development and launch of additional node(s) to ensure a GEO–GEO link to download from anywhere-to-anywhere on a global scale; system security and additional features to address new user communities; and an enhanced Laser Communication Terminal development and qualification.